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ON THE COVER

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Sesame Street has been sweeping the clouds away for 40 years. What’s your favorite “Sesame Street” moment?

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Curious about the cool kids behind Hoopla? Find out all about the crew here.

QUESTION OF THE WEEK:

Who was your favorite ‘Sesame Street’ character? Carly Weber Editor

“Ernie and his Rubber Ducky.”

Seth Smith Art Director “Cookie Monster!”

Michelle Wiese Designer “Ernie.”

Stacey Stefani Events

“I was a big fan of Cookie Monster and Oscar the Grouch.”

page 4: I’m Just Sayin’

page 12: Bar Guide

Editor Carly Weber shares the full scoop on Hoopla, what’s in this issue and whatever else she wants.

Thirsty? Craving some live music or want to croon with karaoke? Here’s how you find out where and when.

page 5: In The Know

page 14: Clean Plate Club

All the news you didn’t know you needed to know, plus Greg Dietzenbach’s comic, “Little fish, big pond.”

Andrea Dietzenbach has an egg-cellent time.

page 6: Twitterpated

page 15: BehindTheBar

What’s got the Corridor all aTwitter?

Bartending: good way to pay for school; not so great for the grades.

page 7: Get Out

page 16: EcoCentric

Go Red.

Greening your life, one step at a time.

page 8: 3 Things Not sure what to do this week? See a singer who might have been John Mayer at CSPS, a man who eats for a living and a little girl who changes her world.

page 17: Book Talk One flop and one Natalie flipped over.

page 18: Music Notes

Andrea Dietzenbach Clean Plate Club

“I had a fondness for Count Von Count. He was edgy.”

Natalie Ditmars Book Talk “Cookie Monster!”

Caitlin Slessor Book Talk

“The Count.”

Jamie Kelly Twitterpated

“Cookie Monster, but back when he was still allowed to be a glutton. None of this “Cookies are a sometimes food” crap.”

Katie Mills Giorgio Five Minutes

“Cookie Monster of course. He had me at “Me want Cookie.”

Maggie Mills 3 Things

“Cookie Monster. We share the same tastes.”

Kelsey Sheehy Five Minutes

page 11: Five Minutes

The Pines come home to I.C.’s The Mill.

We want to know: “Who was your favorite ‘Sesame Street’ character?”

“Oscar the Grouch. He was tough on the outside, but had a good heart.”

page 19: Pints and Pigskins

Derek Nohr Pints and Pigskins

Are you ready for some football?

“Cookie Monster .”

Anne Kapler BehindTheBar

“Cookie Monster.” Volume 2, No. 47, Copyright 2009 Hoopla is published weekly by Gazette Communications. To place an advertisement call: 319.398.8222 (Cedar Rapids) or 319.339.3101 (Iowa City) For distribution questions call: 319.398.5822

E-mail: hoopla@hooplanow.com

Blake Rasmussen MusicNotes

“Oscar the Grouch. What does that say about me?”

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Get the full scoop on Hoopla, what’s in this issue and whatever else we want.

This week’s cover is a departure from a typical Hoopla issue, where you’d see local people we think you should know or events you don’t want to miss.

if your memory is fuzzy. We can tell you how to get to “Sesame Street.”

That’s right. The whole gang at “Sesame Street” celebrated 40 years of teaching tots to count, spell and other life lessons. That means those of us in our 20s and 30s watched “Sesame Street” growing up and many of us probably are reliving the show again through another generation of fans — our own children.

My favorite had to be from @sir_lee who pointed via Twitter “Who can count just One memory. One. Ah Ah Ah Ah. Two? Two memories! Ah Ah Ah Ah Three! Three Memories! Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah.”

Apparently so can many other area YP’s. We asked many of you Instead we decided to acknowledge a milestone that may to tell us your favorite memory of the show or character. And we got a lot of responses. Some people have way better not be local, but certainly many of us could identify memories than me. with.

As I debated whether to dedicate this week’s cover to the show’s anniversary, I mentioned it to a few co-workers. Each time I did, the question launched a conversation about our favorite episode, character or cameo appearance from a star (of which there have been many).

I’ve always loved that mischievous fellow Ernie and his bright yellow duck. “Rubber Ducky” is a great song as is “Dance Yourself to Sleep.” You know. The one where Ernie can’t sleep so he turns on the lights and proceeds to dance with sheep and play the trumpet until he falls asleep and poor Bert is wideawake. Classic. I just got a giggle watching it on YouTube.

As a parent I am now subjected to shows like “Agent Oso” and “Imagination Movers” and, ugh, “Power Rangers” (yes they are, at least were last year, cool again). These shows make me appreciate “Sesame Street” even more. I can enjoy an episode of “Sesame Street” even now, though I don’t necessarily Sort of like slap bracelets and pegging your jeans. It’s the same enjoy some of the newer characters like Abby Cadabby (what happened to Prairie Dawn?). Many of the other shows on reason games like Scene It ’80s Edition and Trivial Pursuit: television now — “The Wiggles” for example — make me wish I Totally 80s are so popular. Who doesn’t love to take a trip had headphones or a beer or both. down memory lane?

It didn’t take long for me to realize that for most of us, “Sesame Street” is one of those icons of our youth that we love to wax nostalgic about.

So this week, turn to page 10 and take a walk with us. It’s OK

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CEDAR RAPIDS – Theatre Cedar Rapids will hold auditions for two upcoming productions “The Laramie Project” and “The Producers.” Auditions for “The Laramie Project” are Sunday and Monday (Nov. 22 & 23) and for “The Producers” are Nov. 29 and 30. All are at 7 p.m. each night at the theatre’s temporary home of TCR Lindale, 4444 First Ave. NE, across the parking lot from Lindale Mall. Auditioners will be asked to read from the script. “The Laramie Project” will be the final production to be staged at TCR Lindale and “The Producers” will be the first production to be staged in the reopened Iowa Theatre Building downtown. Scripts for both productions are available for three-day checkout from the Theatre Cedar Rapids box office, 800 Second Ave. SE. For more information, call (319) 366-8591 or visit

CEDAR RAPIDS — Photographs, sculptures and other artwork from members of the VISTA Corridor Recovery and other local artists will be on display and available for purchase during the Flooded Arts Exhibition held on the main floor of the Cherry Building, 329 10th Ave. SE in Cedar Rapids, on Friday (11/20) and Saturday (11/21) from 5 to 9 p.m. Admission is $2 ($1 for students). Items from the gallery will be auctioned, as well as available for direct purchase. Proceeds go to Community Corrections Improvement Association, the sponsoring organization of VISTA Corridor Recovery.

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CEDAR RAPIDS — The Cedar Rapids Museum of Art and the newly opened Ceramics Center have partnered up to work cooperatively to encourage the members of both institutions to explore the opportunities each has to offer. Members of the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art will receive a 10 percent discount on their first class at the Ceramics Center. The Ceramics Center will offer its members and patrons “two-for-one” admission coupons to the Museum of Art. The Ceramics Center,

Amy Anderson, of Marion, works on a piece during a pottery class at the Ceramics Center in the Cherry Building in Cedar Rapids in October.

which opened its doors this past September, provides facilities and a wide variety of programs in both clay and warm glass for all ages and ability levels. It offers classes and workshops for children and adults, open and private studio rentals for interested amateur and professional artists, outreach programs in the Cedar Rapids Schools and an Artist Residency Program for emerging artists.

CEDAR RAPIDS — Comedian Jon Lajoie will headline Penguins Comedy Club in Cedar Rapids on Thursday (11/19). Lajoie can currently be seen in the new FX series about fantasy football “The League.” He plays ladies man “Taco.” He just released his comedy album “You Want Some of This” and will be shooting a comedy special for Comedy Central at the New York Comedy Festival. With rap videos like “Everyday Normal Guy”, the now infamous parody “Show Me Your Genitals,” (which has over 20 million views on YouTube) and “Michael Jackson is Dead” Lajoie has manifested the cult following for his Internet videos into a mainstream audience who come out for his live shows.

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And some other great tweets from the past week:

This week, @HooplaNow posed this question on Twitter: What’s your favorite Sesame Street moment. Here are the answers we got.

sbergus: I can understand testing the claims made by products

hturley83: How crayons are made, most definitely. rfphill: I loved snuffaluffagus... (Before prozac!) He was so melancholy

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Sir_Lee: Who can count just One memory. One. Ah Ah Ah Ah. Two?

Anyone know of any radio stations in Eastern Iowa that are starting to play Christmas music?

and endearing...

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Two memories! Ah Ah Ah Ah Three! Three Memories! Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah

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Go Red for Women ● The American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women luncheon, sponsored by St. Luke’s Hospital and Schneider Electric, will be 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at the Kirkwood Center for Continuing Education, 7725 Kirkwood Blvd. SW. ● The event includes educational exhibits, a silent auction, lunch and keynote speaker Deborah Copeland. ● Tickets are $45 each. Call to see if any tickets are still available at: (319) 378-1763 or e-mail: jennifer.carter@heart.org ● The Johnson County Go Red For Women luncheon, sponsored by the University of Iowa Heart and Vascular Center, will be 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 10 and includes keynote speaker Karen McCaa. ● Tickets to the event, at the Coralville Marriott, 300 East Ninth St., are $40 each. ● Call (319) 378-1763 or e-mail: angelica. vanatta@heart.org

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In fact, heart disease is the number one killer of women ages 20 and older. And not just that, but more women die from heart disease—which includes coronary artery disease, arrhythmias, congenital heart defects, heart attack, and stroke—than the next five causes of death combined, including all forms of cancer. Luckily heart disease is largely preventable. For Heidi Vancura, 32, of Cedar Rapids, those statistics are close to her heart, literally. About four of five years ago, Heidi began having what she calls “spells” where she would foam at the mouth and blackout for 20 seconds or so then have to be rushed to the hospital by ambulance. After one such “spell”, she was diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy. Heidi has an enlarged heart that doesn’t

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Saturday, November 21

Renegade music rebel Ari Hest is making his debut at CSPS this weekend. The unconventional singer/songwriter opted out of the record deal he had with a label in order to have more creative control over his music. That move panned out well for Hest. In his project entitled “52,” Hest wrote and recorded one song every week for a year. At the end of the year, Hest asked listeners to choose their 12 favorites and those songs became his album, “12 Monkeys.” Ari Hest 8 p.m. Saturday (11/21), CSPS, 1103 Third Street SE, Cedar Rapids, $15 in advance, $18 at the door, www.legionarts.org

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Reefer MadnessThe Musical

Friday, November 20 to Sunday, December 6

8 p.m. Thursday to Saturday (11/19-11/21)

“Man v. Food” star Adam Richman will kick off his speaking tour Thursday at The Englert Theatre in Iowa City. His performance won’t include an eating challenge like the ones he has become notorious for on “Man v. Food.” Instead, he’ll talk about his travels, answer questions from the audience and through an onstage cooking demonstration will show how to use items the audience might find in their home or dorm room.

The classic family friendly musical opens in Cedar Rapids this weekend and run through December 6. In case you haven’t seen the famed Hollywood depiction in awhile (or ever) this all ages show tells the story is set in New York City during the Great Depression and follows an orphan in her quest to take down the evil caretaker of her orphanage.

The UI E.C. Mabie Theatre, Iowa City, non-student $20, seniors $15, uiowa.edu

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7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. Sundays beginning Friday (11/20), adults $20-$25, youth $15, rush $12, TCR Lindale, 4444 First Avenue NE, Cedar Rapids, www.theatrecr.org

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NEW YORK (AP) — Big Bird is leaving Sesame Street!

programming parts. But through those changes, Spinney, who is one of but a few charter members of the show, is still on the Street. Among them: Bob McGrath (Bob) and Loretta Long (Susan), as well as camera man Frankie Biondo.

Wait. Calm down. That’s just what the show’s fine feathered friend decides at the beginning of the “Sesame Street” season opener earlier this month — an episode which marked the show’s 40th anniversary on the air.

“Sesame Street is my habitat!” he sings. “Sesame Street is my home!”

Hand-picked by Muppet-meister Jim Henson, Spinney was 35 when “Sesame Street” began. He turns 76 the day after Christmas. Spinney was pondering an existential question not long ago.

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A realm of sunny days where everything’s A-OK, the series starts its new season with episode 4187, which features the letter H and, naturally, the number 40. With it and the 25 new hours that follow, “Sesame Street” will continue to explore its chosen habitat — and experiment with how it does the job.

“It was always designed to emulate the TV-viewing environment,” says Carol-Lynn Parente, the show’s “If you didn’t know when you were born, how old would executive producer. “Back in 1969, it had a you think you are?” he mused. “I can apply that to magazine format that emulated what was then Sesame Street’s longevity: It seems like years, but I’d on television.” NEVER guess 40!” To meet expectations of its audience 40 years Maybe that’s because the self-renewing “Sesame later, each new episode has been reformatted Street” is forever young. as an hourlong block composed of modular

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Cedar Rapids “It has to be Elmo because of my son.”

Candice Clifton, 28

Cedar Rapids “Cookie Monster. I had a Cookie Monster birthday cake once when I was little and I stuck my face in it.”

Ben Stainerook, 16

Vinton “Definitely Cookie Monster.”

Brandy McAllister, 28

Toddville “My favorite is Snuffleupagus, only because he is one of two that I can remember and he’s like awesome. He’s like a huge, furry elephant.”

Bob Cormeny, 25

Iowa City “I barely remember Sesame Street but I think my favorite was Snuffleupagus, just because he was so big, and nice and fluffy.”

Shatonna Long, 17 Cedar Rapids “I like Elmo.”

Indeed, Big Bird fast became a signature figure on “Sesame Street.” Early on, he appeared solo on the cover of Time magazine, which dubbed his show “TV’s Gift to Children.”

But then he comes to his senses with a musical number.

Now, 40 years later, he remains an essential member of the flock. He is still brought to life by Caroll Spinney, who also plays trash-can denizen Oscar the Grouch.

Brittney Tumilty, 29

“For the first few shows, (Big Bird) was just a silly, goofy guy,” recalls Spinney. “Then one day I said, ‘Big Bird should be a kid. Forget the fact that he’s eight feet tall.’ And real children accepted him.”

A rapping real-estate agent pitches him on migrating to a new habitat (“habitat,” the episode’s “Word on the Street”). After sizing up a beach and a swamp for his new habitat, Big Bird chooses a rain forest.

Indeed, Big Bird — that towering, yellow-feathered 6-year-old — has been calling Sesame Street home for four decades, ever since the show premiered on Nov. 10, 1969.

Who is your favorite Sesame Street character?

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“The head weighs about 4 1/2 pounds,” reports Spinney. “One fellow says, ‘That’s no big deal, I can do that.’ And I said, ‘All right. Let’s hold our hand up for five minutes. You don’t even have to put anything in it.’ And in a couple of minutes, he said, ‘My God!’ Last season, “Sesame Street” averaged more than 5 million viewers each week, and beyond that, logged 135 million impressions through media sources other than PBS between January and September.

Amber Glick, 26

Monticello “Big Bird was my favorite, because of the movie ‘Follow That Bird.”

Carrie Helgeson, 37 Cedar Rapids “Grover.”

Cassie Hagemann, 28

Kate Ahn, 24

Dyersville Swisher “My favorite episode ever was “Cookie Monster by far.” the one where they meet Mr. Snuffleupagus for the first time.”

Wes Lyons, 17

Vinton “I really like Oscar the Grouch.”

Heidi Hancock, 29

Cedar Rapids “Probably Big Bird.”

After 40 years and counting (plus spelling and other explorations), on “Sesame Street” everything’s A-OK.

Jessica Nurre, 15 Jamie McAllister, 36

Toddville “Grover. That’d be Super Grover, That’d be Near-Far Grover. Yes. Grover.”

Miranda Niemin, 34

Marion “It would have to be Elmo, otherwise known as “Mo” at our house. I do remember Big Bird and Mr. Snuffleupagus — not Snuffy like it is today—as a kid.”

Brittany McLain, 16 Cedar Rapids “I like Big Bird.”

Dana Sublett, 15

Cedar Rapids “Elmo, because he has a cool goldfish.”

Cedar Rapids “Big Bird. I used to have a stuffed animal of him.”

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NEW YORK (AP) — Big Bird is leaving Sesame Street!

“Sesame Street is my habitat!” he sings. “Sesame Street is my home!”

Hand-picked by Muppet-meister Jim Henson, Spinney was 35 when “Sesame Street” began. He turns 76 the day after Christmas. Spinney was pondering an existential question not long ago.

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Cedar Rapids “It has to be Elmo because of my son.”

Candice Clifton, 28

Cedar Rapids “Cookie Monster. I had a Cookie Monster birthday cake once when I was little and I stuck my face in it.”

Ben Stainerook, 16

Vinton “Definitely Cookie Monster.”

Brandy McAllister, 28

Toddville “My favorite is Snuffleupagus, only because he is one of two that I can remember and he’s like awesome. He’s like a huge, furry elephant.”

Bob Cormeny, 25

Iowa City “I barely remember Sesame Street but I think my favorite was Snuffleupagus, just because he was so big, and nice and fluffy.”

Shatonna Long, 17 Cedar Rapids “I like Elmo.”

Indeed, Big Bird fast became a signature figure on “Sesame Street.” Early on, he appeared solo on the cover of Time magazine, which dubbed his show “TV’s Gift to Children.”

But then he comes to his senses with a musical number.

Now, 40 years later, he remains an essential member of the flock. He is still brought to life by Caroll Spinney, who also plays trash-can denizen Oscar the Grouch.

Brittney Tumilty, 29

Indeed, Big Bird — that towering, yellow-feathered 6-year-old — has been calling Sesame Street home for four decades, ever since the show premiered on Nov. 10, 1969.

Who is your favorite Sesame Street character?

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Amber Glick, 26

Monticello “Big Bird was my favorite, because of the movie ‘Follow That Bird.”

Carrie Helgeson, 37 Cedar Rapids “Grover.”

Cassie Hagemann, 28

Kate Ahn, 24

Dyersville Swisher “My favorite episode ever was “Cookie Monster by far.” the one where they meet Mr. Snuffleupagus for the first time.”

Wes Lyons, 17

Vinton “I really like Oscar the Grouch.”

Heidi Hancock, 29

Cedar Rapids “Probably Big Bird.”

After 40 years and counting (plus spelling and other explorations), on “Sesame Street” everything’s A-OK.

Jessica Nurre, 15 Jamie McAllister, 36

Toddville “Grover. That’d be Super Grover, That’d be Near-Far Grover. Yes. Grover.”

Miranda Niemin, 34

Marion “It would have to be Elmo, otherwise known as “Mo” at our house. I do remember Big Bird and Mr. Snuffleupagus — not Snuffy like it is today—as a kid.”

Brittany McLain, 16 Cedar Rapids “I like Big Bird.”

Dana Sublett, 15

Cedar Rapids “Elmo, because he has a cool goldfish.”

Cedar Rapids “Big Bird. I used to have a stuffed animal of him.”

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BAR & LOCATION

Thursday 11.19

CEDAR RAPIDS WEST Ladies Night, 9 p.m.Bushwood

Friday 11.20

Saturday 11.21

Jeff Bruner; $3.50 Cherry or Orange Bombs 10 p.m.-close

Iowa vs Minnesota; $2.50 Captains, $2 Domestic Pints

350 Edgewood Rd. NW 319-390-7140

midnight, $2 Well Vodkas, $3 Wine, No Cover

City Beat

DJ Raines 8 p.m.-midnight; Billy ‘n Me, 7-11 p.m., $2.50 Captains $3.50 Cherry Bombs

302 Third Ave. SW 319-364-9805

33rd Ave Sports Bar & Jon Lajoie@Penguin’s, Penguins Comedy Club 7:30, www.penguinscom525 33rd Ave. SW 319-367-8133 edyclub.com

Sunday 11.22

Monday 11.23

Wednesday 11.25

Happy Hour Specials 5 to 9 p.m., $5 Nachos, $2 Margaritas

Walt Willey-Jackson Montgomery from AMC, 7:30 p.m.

6 p.m.-midnight, $3.50 25 oz. Mugs of Domestic Beer

Iowa Game, $2.25 Tallboys NFL Ticket, Happy Hour Miller Lite & Bud Lite, All Day Karaoke 9 p.m.-1 am.

Drew Hastings, 8 p.m., Drew Hastings, 7:30 & 10, Happy Hour Specials 5 to Happy Hour Specials 5 www.penguinscomedyclub. www.penguinscomedyclub. 9 p.m., $5 Steak Sandwich, to 9 p.m., $5 Wings, $1 com com $2 Wells Domestic Draws

CEDAR RAPIDS EAST/MARION Happy Hour All Night Long Wrigleyville

Tuesday 11.24

Iowa vs. Minnesota, $1 Burgers & Brats, $2 Bottles, $3.75 Bombs

Sunday Ticket; $2 Tallboys $2 Tallboys During MonDuring NFL Games; $3.75 day Night Football Bombs

$2 Bottles & Tallboys

Karoake with Entertaining Donkeys; $1 Pints 7 p.m.-close

Happy Hour 4-6 p.m.; Late Night Specials 10:30 p.m.-close

Eclypse Karaoke, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.; Late Night Happy Hour 10:30 p.m.-close

Late Night Happy Hour 10:30 p.m. to close

Happy Hour 4-6 p.m.; Late Night Specials 10:30 p.m.-close

Happy hour 4-6 p.m.; Late Night Specials 10:30 p.m.-close

Otis’ Tailgators Sports Bar Tank’s Tunes, $2 Tallboys

REDDOOR

$1.50 Tallboys til Noon, $2 Tallboys noon-6 p.m.; Black the Sun

Monday Night Footbal Specials $5 Pitchers, $2 Bottles

DJ Bryan Lee

Ladies Night $1 Draws, $2 Wells

Cocktails & Company Comedy Night

9 p.m.-1 a.m., Andy Frasco Iowa vs Minnesota, $10 Buckets of Bud Light; UFC 9 p.m.

6 p.m., Pool Tournament; Karaoke Contest 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Rockin Country Night 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

1899 7th Ave., Marion 319-377-3885

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Prime Time

Happy Hour 4-6 p.m.; Late Night Specials 10:30 p.m.-close

4001 Center Point Rd. NE 319-393-2883 3969 Center Point Rd. NE 319-393-6621 1625 Blairs Ferry Rd., Marion 319-377-1140

DOWNTOWN CEDAR RAPIDS Happy Hour 3-6 p.m., 7 Paddy O’Rourkes 608 16th St. NE 319-362-0554

p.m.- Thirsty Thursday, $5 Pitchers

Happy Hour 3-6 p.m., 10 p.m.-close -Cup Night $3 32 oz. Domestics

Maru 9 p.m. - 1 a.m., no cover

$5 Pitchers, $2 Select Tallboys

Happy Hour 3-6 p.m., 7 Cup Night $3 32 oz. Dop.m.-$5 Burger Baskets, $5 mestics at 8 p.m., Karaoke Pitchers, $5 Bombs

Happy Hour 3-6 p.m., 7-9:30 p.m.-$5 All-U-Can Eat Wings

Bricks

$3.50 Steins 5 p.m.-close; 50¢ Tacos

Various Drink Specials

Drink Specials

$2 Miller and Coors Light Tallboys

$2.50 Domestic Pints, $6 Medium Pizza, $8 Large Pizza, $5 Boneless Wings

$3 Dom Steins, $5 All You Can Eat Wings

$5 Bottomless Cup

Volume

Girls Party Night; Josh Misener, $5 Cover, Free Mixed Drinks

DJ Luminescent Watts, No Cover til 9 p.m., $1.50 Bottles & Draws

Josh Misener Band, No Cover til 9 p.m., $1.50 Bottles & Draws

closed

Girls Party Night, $5 Cover, Free Mixed Drinks; DJ Lumiscent Watts

Dublin City

DJ & DaddyO, $2 Draft Beer; $6 2 Topping Personal Pizza

Late Night Happy Hour 11 p.m.-2 a.m., $2 Wells and Bottles

Late Night Happy Hour, 11 closed p.m.-2 a.m., $2 Wells and Bottles

Late Night Happy Hour 11 p.m.-2 a.m., $2 Wells and Bottles

Happy Hour 11 p.m.-2 a.m., $2 Wells, Drafts and Bottles; $6 2 Topping Pizza

Piano Lounge

Nassor Cooper; Half Price Wine snd Martinis

Sidney James Wingfield; $2.50 Domestics

closed

$5 Domestic Pitchers

Half Price Wine and Martinis

$2 Domestics

Daniel Arthur’s

Happy hour 5-7 p.m.; Kevin Burt

Happy Hour 5-7 p.m.; Max VH1 Save the Music Bash Eurbank

VH1 Save the Music Bash

Happy hour 5-7 p.m.; Song Happy Hour: 5-7 p.m.; The Happy Hour: 5-7 p.m.; Writers Circle Merles Martinis forLadies $4

320 2nd Ave. SE 319-366-0950 329 2nd Ave. SE 319-366-1501 415 1st St. SE 319-247-7180

208 2nd Ave. SE 319-363-0606 821 3rd Ave. SE 319-362-9340

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Thursday 11.19

Friday 11.20

DOWNTOWN IOWA CITY The Picador

Saturday 11.21

Sunday 11.22

Monday 11.23

Tuesday 11.24

Spanish Harlem, 6 p.m., all ages; Unknown Component 10:30 p.m., 19 and up

330 E. Washington St. 319-354-4788

Wednesday 11.25 Cage, 9 p.m., 19 and up

Quinton’s Bar & Deli $2 SoCo Lime Shots and

$3.50 23 oz. Margaritas and Double Vodkas

$2 Domestic Bottles

$2 Big Girl Specials

$2 Captain Morgan and Jack Daniel’s Drinks

$2 Big Girl Specials

$1 Tequilla Shots, $2.50 Import Bottles

Hawkeye Hideaway $3 Big Girls

$2.50 Fat Tire Pints

$2.50 Shock Top Pints

Happy Hour 11 a.m.midnight

$1 Drink Specials

$3 Big Girls

$1 Drink Specials

The Vine

330 E. Prentiss St. 319-354-8767

Happy Hour 3-7 p.m.; $3.29 Domestic Steins & $5.49 Import Steins

Happy Hour 3-7 p.m.; Seasonal Pour

Happy Hour 3-7 p.m.; $2.59 Domestic Pints

Happy Hour 3-7; $2.59 Domestic Pints

Happy Hour 3-7; $2.75 Domestic Pints

Happy Hour 3-7 p.m.; $2.59 Domestic Pints

The Mill

$2.75 Fat Tire pints

The Pines

Haley Bonar

$1.75 PBR, High Life, Old Style & Grain Belt Bottles

$2.75 Goose Island Honker’s Ale Pints

$2 PBR Tallboys, $2 Whiskeys

Martinis

$2 U-Call-It, $2 Cosmos, Kir Royale, & Specialty Bacardi Martinis

$2 Well Drinks

$4 Domestic Pitchers, $2 Stoli and Bacardi Drinks

$2 Domestic Drafts and Well Drinks

$4 Domestic Pitchers and Martinis, $2 Stoli and Barcardi Drinks

Studio 13

DJ; $3 Cover, $2 Call & Domestics, $1 Wells

Drag Show; $2 Domestics, DJ; $3 Bacardi, $4 Bombs $2.50 UVDrinks

Karaoke; $3 Wells

Drag Show; $2 Wells, $2 Pucker Shots

Domestic Bottles

215 E. Washington St. 319-354-7074 310 E. Prentiss St. 319-248-0077

120 E. Burlington St. 319-351-9529 127 1/2 E. College St. 319-351-5536 13 S. Linn St.

Iowa City Piano Lounge Live Music; Half Price Wine Live Music, $2 Domestics, $4 Bombs

Live Music, $3 Barcardi, $4 Bombs

The Yacht Club

Cornmeal & Bumpus, 9 p.m., $10

Cornmeal + Sexfist, 9 p.m., $10

and Martinis All Night

217 Iowa Ave. 319-351-1797

13 S. Linn 319-337-6464

CORALVILLE/NORTH LIBERTY Charlie’s Bar and Grill 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Happy Hour; 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Happy Hour; 7 p.m.-close - $3 SoCo

Drag Show; $2 Liq & Doms, $3 Bombs, $4 Martinis with Free Pizza

Live Music, $2 Well Drinks Blues Jam; $2 Pints 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Free Dance Party, $2 Cocktails, 21 and up

The Jam, 10 p.m.; $2 Cocktails 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

$2.50 Domestic Pints

7 p.m. - $3 SoCo Lime Shots, $4 Teas

Lime Shots, $4 Teas

$3.50 Whiskey U-Call-It; $2.50 Domestic Pints

Eggy’s On 965

11 a.m.-close - Half Price Drinks

10 p.m.-close - DJ

10 p.m.-close -Karaoke

11 a.m.-close -$5 Domestic 7 p.m.-close - $10 Beer Pitchers Buckets

7 p.m.-close - $5 Domestic 7 p.m.-close - Pint Night, Pitchers, $4 Martinis $2 Domestics, $3 Imports

The Vine

$3.29 Domestic Steins, $5.49 Import Steins

Seasonal Pour

$2.59 Domestic Pints

$2.99 Domestic Pints

Gus’ Food & Spirits 7 p.m.- $1.75 Domestic

10 p.m.-close $2.50 Domestic Pints

10 p.m.-close - $2 UV Drinks; McPhisto

11-5 p.m.-$2 Bloody Marys, 5-close - Happy Hour

7 p.m.-close - $4 Domestic 7 p.m.-close - $2.50 Pitchers Domestic Bottles

7 p.m.-close - $2.50 Well Drinks

Odies Bar & Grill

Happy Hour 3-6 p.m.; $2 Dom. Bottles, $1.50 Cans, $2 Wells, $1.25 Drafts

$12 Bucket of Beers During Iowa Game

Happy Hour 3-6 p.m.; $2 Dom. Bottles, $1.50 Cans, $2 Wells, $1.25 Drafts

450 First Ave., Coralville 319-356-6914 1295 Jordan St., North Liberty 319-665-4800 39 2nd St., Coralville 319-338-7770

2421 Coral Ct., Coralville 319-545-4290

Pints, Captain Drinks, 9 p.m.- Karaoke, No Cover

1650 Dows St., Ely 319-848-3292

Happy Hour 3-6 p.m.; $2 Dom. Bottles, $1.50 Cans, $2 Wells, $1.25 Drafts

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11 a.m.-6 p.m. Happy Hour; 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Happy H.I.P. Night 10 p.m. Hour, $3.75 Margaritas & Coronas

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Friday Nov. 20th Dueling Pianos Saturday Nov. 21st Eben Semen Great Comedy and Great Drink Specials!!! 319.351.1797 Open Wed - Sat 7pm-2am

217 E Iowa Ave in Downtown Iowa City Located behind Takinami Restaurant

$2.59 Domestic Pints

Happy Hour 3-6 p.m.; $2 Dom. Bottles, $1.50 Cans, $2 Wells, $1.25 Drafts

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11 a.m.-6 p.m. Happy Hour, $2.50 Wells & Domestic Bottles, 9 p.m. Karoke

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Osaka Japanese Steakhouse and Sushi Bar GREAT EGG-SPECATIONS When faced with a girls’ night out dinner there are many factors to consider in choosing a restaurant. It must be delicious, exciting and a little bit dangerous. The solution? Hibachi! Osaka’s is located in a prime location on First Ave. in Cedar Rapids toward Marion. The interior is impressive with a long, gleaming bar, crisply set tables and a sushi station. Unfortunately, once you go behind the curtain to the hibachi tables it’s a little less polished. I understand they need quick access to the soda machines but do they have to be the first thing you walk past? Maybe I’m being picky. Since doing this restaurant review thing I’ve been to so many fantastic places that I think my expectations are becoming a bit high. Or not. I really don’t think it’s so much to ask to not have to remind the waiter that I ordered sushi 30 minutes ago. It’s the little things that add up for me. But, back to hibachi! The hibachi concept is a really fun one. You get to sit at a big group table with other patrons just looking to have a good time. A genial teppanyaki chef puts on a dazzling show of flying knives, spatulas and eggs. And depending on the group

you’re with, there are sake bombs. Many sake bombs. Which begs the question: how many are too many for the chef? Sure, it’s great fun that this little master of stir fry is willing to party with you, but at what cost? For us, the cost was many dropped knives and an unfortunately mishandled egg that ended up flying into my hair. Oh well, it’s all in good fun. The food was yummy and plentiful. With the hibachi dinner you get a light onion soup, fresh house salad, shrimp appetizer, vegetables, fried rice and a fried banana. And I ordered sushi on top of that. By the time our slightly tipsy chef was cleaning up I was slightly tipsy from eating so much. The teppanyaki choices are pretty straightforward: chicken, beef or seafood. I ordered the shrimp. All of the protein choices are good options as they all are flavored with similar spices as they’re chopped and tossed about on the large open grill. It was a fun night out. The ladies and I had a good time and enjoyed dinner and a show. And my hair was positively glowing with that healthy egg wash. — ANDREA

DETAILS: Osaka Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi Bar, 5001 First Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids; lunch 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday and noon to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, dinner 5 to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 5 to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 5 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday; (319) 377-2237; www.osakascr.com ANDREA DIETZENBACH IS AN AVID BAKER AND HOME CHEF WHO ALSO WORKS FULL TIME AS A GRAPHIC DESIGNER FOR A LARGE INTERNET COMPANY. SHE IS CURRENTLY TEACHING HER 15-MONTH OLD DAUGHTER THE FINE ART OF BAKING THE PERFECT CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE.

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ANNE KAPLER

Bartender @ Dublin Underground

How did you get into bartending?

I’m kind of an old-fashioned cocktail guy. When I work in big cities I tend to gravitate toward cocktail bars. I learned a lot in the big city, and like to bring that back to Iowa City.

It was a good way to pay for school, but not very good for grades. I don’t think I ever got more than three or four hours of sleep a night. I was young though. I could Do you think cocktails have handle it.

gotten more popular lately?

What’s the best part of your job? Over the past ten years, yeah. Back when

There’s a lot of things. If I had to narrow it down, it’s kind of like going out, but getting paid to do it instead of spending money. You can be social and not blow $100 a night on cocktails.

I was in school, people just drank beer and whiskey Cokes, but now you’ve got a million flavored vodkas and liquors, and you just have more things to mix than ever before.

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So have you gotten to be friends Describe your typical crowd. There’s a lot of what we call “kids’ bars” with a lot of your regulars?

Oh yeah. And I’ve been in town for quite in our neighborhood. We’re the more a while. I’ve probably worked in five or six mellow pub, where everybody behaves themselves. bars in Iowa City alone.

What’s the worst part of your job?

Telling people their limits, cutting people off, because they never agree with the bartender. In the morning they probably think it was a good decision, but you never hear the thank yous for that.

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SESAME STREET GOES GREEN (AND WE’RE NOT TALKING ABOUT KERMIT) Sesame Street recently kicked off its 40th anniversary season with an interesting twist. Every two years Sesame Street changes the message of their curriculum, and part of last week’s 40th season announcements included the fact that their two-year curriculum will be called “My World is Green and Growing.” How neat is that?

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If you want something with a little more realism yet still chick-lit and totally light, try “HOW TO BE SINGLE” by Liz Tuccillo (the author responsible for “He’s Just Not That Into You.”) “How To Be Single” focuses on five single women fighting their way through New York City and the world.

Nicholas Sparks fans beware, you may want to skip a few paragraphs. Against my better judgment, I decided to indulge in some serious chick-lit and read “THE CHOICE” by Nicholas Sparks. Bad, horrible, dumb idea.

The premise (spoiler alert): Travis Parker falls in love with his neighbor, Gabby. They get married, have two beautiful daughters and proceed to lead a perfect life. Until one night when Travis and Gabby have a car accident, which is Travis’s fault (of course), and Gabby goes into a coma. Travis’s choice is whether to pull the plug and let Gabby die or keep her alive. He decides not to pull the plug, Gabby awakens from her coma and life is wonderful once again. The problem: The plot line was so predictable and unrealistic it made me nauseous. But I should have known what I was getting into. If I wanted realistic,

I shouldn’t have read Nicholas Sparks. I know that I am far too jaded to accept any of his romantic nonsense. If you like that sort of thing, “The Choice” is a, well, perfect choice.

The story is told by Julie Jenson who, after a night out on the town with her single friends, decides to travel the world to see if anyone out there has figured out how to be single. On her journey, Julie falls in love, gets her heart broken, has good times, has bad times and ends up right where she started: single in New York City. “How To Be Single” is painfully honest and hilarious. A quick, easy read sure to keep you from leaving your house until the final page. — NATALIE

NATALIE GREW UP IN COUNCIL BLUFFS. SHE WENT TO IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY AND LAW SCHOOL AT THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COLLEGE OF LAW. SHE CURRENTLY PRACTICES LAW AT BRADLEY & RILEY, P.C. SHE ENJOYS READING, BIKING, COOKING, TRAVELING AND SPENDING TIME WITH FRIENDS.

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THE PINES THE TALENT: David Huckfelt and Benson Ramsey THE SOUND: Roots/folk music THE GIGS: 9 p.m. Nov. 20 @The Mill, Iowa City;

9 p.m., Nov. 21 @ 180 Main – The Busted Lift, Dubuque. THE REST OF THE STORY: www.thepinesmusic. com Sometimes nothing matches playing music you love in a place that feels like home. And sometimes you want to play bluegrass on the ashes of a bar that burned down. The Pines have done a little on both (more on the latter in a moment), and soon will return to their native Iowa for two shows as part of a national tour in support of their third album “Tremolo.” Now living in Minnesota, David Huckfelt and Benson Ramsey were Iowa natives who met while living in a Mexican barrio in New Mexico (follow all that?) some six years ago. Veterans of the Iowa music scene, the two clicked immediately, and began performing together at bars and clubs in the area.

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The Iowa City influence can certainly be heard in “Our love of playing music with each other is what “Tremolo.” Like the barrel that gives flavor to a vintage comes across,” David says. bottle of wine, tracks such as “Pray Tell” have the — BLAKE aftertaste of The Mill Eventually, the pair opted to move back to Iowa to around the margins, with make their first record, “The Pines,” with Iowa-based strong melodic core edged Trailer Records. Along the way, they made The Mill in Iowa City, site of their Nov. 20 performance, a “second by sharp instrumentation. “Pray Tell” in particular home” of sorts, according to David. sounds like something that “We played there a dozen or more times,” he says. “It might have been adopted 525 33rd Ave. from a Johnny Cash record has a great vibe because of the artists it draws in.” www.penguinscomedyclub.com and given the Iowa City 362-8133 bluegrass treatment. On the other side of the coin, The Pines tend to favor “Heart and Bones,” David’s smaller towns with venues that are “the weirder, the better,” like churches, riverboats and, in one instance, other favorite track, slows down considerably and under a tent over the charred remains of a bar that (SPECIAL EVENT) feels like an intimate burned down, says David. Jackson Montgomery from “All My Children” acoustic session one might find on a random Friday Still, the pair relish the chance to return to Iowa to night at, well, The Mill. play, even if its only once or twice a year. And their quite proud of how Iowa has shaped their musical The Pine’s shows are tastes. generally gimmickfree. They feel a strong “It just feels like home,” said Ramsey. “It’s good to

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MAHONEY’S Week 11 of the NFL season’s Monday Night line up features the Tennessee Titans verse Houston Texans. This matchup looked good at the beginning of the season, but the fall of the Titans makes this a real snoozer matchup. Regardless, watching an NFL game is a great way to break in the workweek. This week’s stop on the bar tour is Mahoney’s, 1602 E Ave. NE, Cedar Rapids. Mahoney’s is a tiny bar located in a residential area a few blocks off First Avenue. If you haven’t checked it out, put it on your list. They have an extensive beer menu of both draft and bottled beer. Unique beers and seasonals are always moving in and out of this place, so even the most astute beer connoisseur should find something they like.

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are 42”s, which is just fine, given the size of the place. Mahoneys had a Monday Night football raffle for beer company merchandise. Show up before kickoff to get your raffle ticket. Prizes were drawn at half. I landed a Guinness 250 pint glass. So I’m pretty happy. The food situation at Mahoneys is interesting; they don’t have a kitchen, but they have partnered up with the adjacent bar (Paddy O’Rourkes) to bring in take out. Standard fare of pizza, sandwiches and various appetizers are on the menu, but the steak sandwich was a great surprise.

Overall, this is a very cool bar with a lot of personality and a pretty decent place This place is probably the smallest bar to catch the game. This place could be hit reviewed to date, but the staff was kind or miss since it’s so small, but it also may enough to rearrange a few tables to fit be a secret oasis. Roll the dice and check the tour crowd. Four of the five HDTVs are it out. on the wall behind the bar. Two of the TVs — DEREK DEREK NOHR IS AN ICE HOCKEY GOALTENDER WHO ENJOYS FINE FOOD, UNIQUE BEER, CHICAGO SPORTS, AND FREQUENT TRIPS TO VEGAS. HE ALSO HAS AN UNHEALTHY OBSESSION WITH KILLING DANDELIONS AND AN EXTREME HATRED FOR “LINE BUDGERS.”

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